San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-22
SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 22, 1887.

BEEvILLE gives up the railroad ship
and retires in favor OF SkidmOre as the
point from which the Arkansas Pass will
make its western extension. Beevllle
does not relish the change and thiL ks
that her former subscriptions to the
have entitled her to the first COnBidera-
ton. The Arkansas Pass road made over
lures to Beeyille for the western exten-
sion, which were not accepted, and Bee
vile cannot justly complain If the road
turns elsewhere. The old claims were
settled when the 5. A. & A. p. built the
main line. In that transaction BeeVille
got the worth OF her money.
EVEN the democratic journals OF Texas
complain of the Inefficient mail service
Of this state. This is what comes of dis
missing we'll trained postal route clerks
from the service, every time change is
made in department heads at Washing
ton, and filling their places with men
unaCcustOmed to the duties required Of
them. SO long as place is the reward Of
political service and place is not held se-
cure by the prompt and efficient dis
charge Of the duties OF such place. 70
long will service be inefficient and in
sufficient. permanent civil service,
with positions held during life, or good
service and behavior, is what this cOUn-
try bankers after most lOngingly
CALIFORNIA Is flooding all Texas and
the balance OF the United States with
newspapers booming that state The
little city of Greenville in this state pa
out a fifty-fOur column newspaper ad.
vertisement OF that city, and scatters it
broad cast over the east and north by
the tens of thousands of copies. San
Antonio issues q seven-by-nine folder
hardly as big as an Old-fRshiOned corn.
dodger, and forgels that according to
her faith, as seen in her works, SO shall
II be done unto her. There Ia not city
half the size of San Antonio in Cslitur-
MIA that has not sent out hundreds Of
thousands of copies OF local papers paid
for specially to advertise such locations
The Chss. G. Francklyn suit men
toned in last evenings dispatches. ard
the Incarceration OF the defendant in
Ludlow street Jail charged with mis-
appropriating S50O,OOO, lie an English
suit. 1t grows out of transactions in
America by foreign capital. Frsncklyn
was the cousin of an English baron who
sent him to this country with funds to
invest. The Investment turned out I'M
profitsbly and the cousin sues the agent
for the losses Incurred. The outcome
Of the matter Is uncertain. 1t helps to
fee American lawyers and In so much
may be said to be a benefit to this oOuR-
try. A few more experiences Of this
kind and foreign capital would be little
more chsry of investing in this country
The idea has long prevailed In England
that the mining and agricultural lands
OF America were the lawful prey Of
Brltish capital. and the idea has led to
the belief that such lands were sown
with gold ready to reap for the greed of
the foreign holder. Enormous profits
have been returned on some of these
properties until the bolders have come
to think that in every instance in which
there has been no return there must
necessarily have been some fraudulent
misapprOprlatiOn of funds. Mining ven
lures In America are exceedingly IN
certain, and Sir Bache Cunsrd who
brings this suit against his consin for
100000 is only one among many who
may find out that the richest harvests
Of our mining and agricultural lands
have already been reaped.